Appendix Table 4. Analysis of Variance of Feed Conversions for 71 Flocks 

 of One Breed Produced by 22 Growers of an Integrated Finn. * 



Source of 

 Variation 



Degrees of 

 Freedom 



Sum of 

 Squares 



Mean 



Squares 



1.4083 



0.6090 

 0.7993 



Between production units 



1.78, 



F - 1.77 

 .05 



0.0290 

 0.0163 



* Feed conversion adjusted to eliminate trend, seasonal and age variation; feed 

 formulation for all flocks constant. 



Appendix Table 5. Multiple Analysis of Variance of Average Daily Rates of 

 Growth for Broilers by Month of Sale, 1956 - 1958. * 



* Average daily rates of growth adjusted to eliminate trend. 



Appendix Table 6. Multiple Analysis of Variance of Average Daily Rates of 

 Growth for Seven Breeds in Three Trials. * 



Source of 

 Variation 



Total 

 Between 



trials 

 Between 

 breeds 

 Error 



Between trials: F - 2.478; F - 3.88 



.05 



Between breeds: F- 10.470; F -4.82 



.01 



* 1958 New Hampshire Broiler Test, Department of Poultry Science, University of 

 New Hampshire. 



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